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Just tested MLB.tv through the Samsung Blu ray player and I have to admit it was really good except for the buffering. But then, I turned the same game on EI and the picture absolutely blows MLB.TV away and obviously, no buffering through D*. EI wins.

Just tested MLB.tv through the Samsung Blu ray player and I have to admit it was really good except for the buffering. But then, I turned the same game on EI and the picture absolutely blows MLB.TV away and obviously, no buffering through D*. EI wins.

The device you use and your ISP make a big difference. Watch MLB.TV on a PS3 with a good connection and the difference will not be as noticeable.

The device you use and your ISP make a big difference. Watch MLB.TV on a PS3 with a good connection and the difference will not be as noticeable.

The connection I have is as good as I can get. Even if I called to up the speed I only get it by Ethernet cable. Can't happen in my house. And that's fine. I'm more old school in how I want to watch anyway.

The connection I have is as good as I can get. Even if I called to up the speed I only get it by Ethernet cable. Can't happen in my house. And that's fine. I'm more old school in how I want to watch anyway.

My point being is that the PQ is not so much MLB.TV vs EI, it is more setup vs EI.

Regardless of device the highest quality stream offered by MLB.TV is 1280x720, ~4.5 Mbps, 29.97 (30) fps, half the framerate you'll get with DirecTV, lower resolution (depending on channels), and lower bitrate. Not going to look as good.

Perfectly put. MLB.TV is not going to be the PQ winner under any conditions versus Directv. The reason to go MLB.TV is price, portability, replays on demand and very good PQ. The reason to go Extra Innings is excellent PQ.

Sorry, but I need some help here. We have 4 HD TVs. On 3 of them the receivers list all the EI channels including the sub-channels (ie. 721-1). The main receiver, however, hgas dropped all but the SD channels. Can you tell me how I can get them back? Watching in SD isn't too satisfying. I'm guessing it's in my settings but I'm not sure what I need to do.

Thansk for your input.

Edit: Never mind. I went to the website and did a refresh for the receiver and then reset the remote to "Channels I Get". Somehow it had flipped to "Custom 1". All is okay now.

Perfectly put. MLB.TV is not going to be the PQ winner under any conditions versus Directv. The reason to go MLB.TV is price, portability, replays on demand and very good PQ. The reason to go Extra Innings is excellent PQ.

Have both and the PQ on my 55 inch Panasonic plasma is about the same on both MLB.tv and Extra Innings... Currently watching the Phillies game from yesterday and I'm getting a perfect 720p image with no ghosting, buffering or pixelating going on... Watching through the PS3 currently but checked out the Dodgers game last evening through Panasonic Viera connect... Same results..

You can't hide the SD EI channels in the 700's. Since each channel has a -1 for the HD broadcast you can't get rid of the SD feeds.

I believe you can hide the SD channels using custom favorites.

That said, because there is (still) an occasional SD-only game, it is probably better to keep the SD channels in the guide to avoid missing something. If the day ever comes that every feed on EI is HD, then D* will remove the -1 suffixes from the HD channels, allowing the SD feeds to be automatically suppressed if you use that setup option.

That said, because there is (still) an occasional SD-only game, it is probably better to keep the SD channels in the guide to avoid missing something. If the day ever comes that every feed on EI is HD, then D* will remove the -1 suffixes from the HD channels, allowing the SD feeds to be automatically suppressed if you use that setup option.

Ah, yes. Good call. Didn't even think about that. Thanks for the reminder.